peas

[demelzah]

do peas grow up canes like runner beans? or a net? and at what height do they grow to?

[demelzah]

[1066]

Hi - in answer to your question some climb and some don't! What variety have you got? The dwarf / normal ones get to about 2 to 3ft tall, and do need a bit of supprt, while the climbers definietly need it!

[demelzah]

i have early onward and kelvedon wonder

[1066]

I think they are dwarf varietes so you'll be fine with various bits of string / pea net / pea sticks  :)

[demelzah]

thank you for your help

[kt.]

Run a length of chicken wire between 2 small posts for them to climb up.  It is stronger and longer lasting than pea netting

[rugbypost]

I always walk along our local foot path and cut old branch,s that are on the floor , but I must admit I do cheat as well they are great supports for peas, And you can compost them after use ;D ;D

[picman]

Watch out for mice and pigeons . mag lime will deter mice, ( peas love it ) net for the other pest.

[Robert_Brenchley]

I start all mine in pots, precisely to avoid the flying curse.

[antipodes]

I grow those and they grow to around thigh height. I usually use sticks and string, they will just sort of grow horizontally without support, which is OK, but a b*gger to pick the peas like that!

I planted Alderman this year and have just realised how tall they grow! Don't really know yet how I will support them! I am thinking bamboo poles...

[Robert_Brenchley]

I grow them up six foot canes.

[SMP1704]

mag lime? same as garden lime???

[chriscross1966]

magnesium lime..... I just stick some epsom salts down as a top dressing .... peas like magnesium......

[Tonythegardener]

I always start my peas in the greenhouse.  I have lost too many from pigeons eating the seed.  I grow them up chicken wire and feed them on comfrey tea. 

[plainleaf]

i soak my peas in water 8 hours, then dust with legume inoculant then plant them out. I usually only plant bush pea varieties. Thus i use no  supports like poles,teepees, or netting. I plant them  in block formation 4 inches (10 cm) apart.

to harvest 1 lbs(0.453kg) you need between  25-100 bush pea plants and 13-50 pole pea plants.

[Robert_Brenchley]

No need for innoculant unless it's the first time peas have been grown in that garden. I hardly grow anything but tall varieties, since the yield is so much better. I soak large beans, but little else.